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Nowadays, the food industry is making increasing use of sugar alternatives to lower the calorie content of products and broaden the audience of possible consumers, including those increasingly lifestyle-conscious targets who prefer a low-calorie diet.
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From mid-September to the end of November, the season for edible chestnuts arrives in European countries, turning this nutritious nut into a sought-after commodity. Roasted and fresh chestnuts are purchased by consumers at prices ranging from 9.5 euros per kilogram and above, making edible
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Fruit and Salad Smart Games, the project promoted by the fruit and vegetable growers' organisations Aroma Domus, AOA and Terra Orti, is back for its fourth edition. It was created with the aim of raising awareness among young people about proper nutrition by favouring the consumption of fruit and vegetables.
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Google DeepMind has introduced GraphCast. This AI model takes only a minute to generate precise 10-day weather forecasts. It is faster and more accurate than the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) traditional HRES system, says Google. GraphCast is trained on decades of
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In fact, frozen broccoli retains most of its nutritional properties and can be an equally healthy option to its fresh version. This is due to a deep-freezing process that maintains the quality of the broccoli, and in some instances, can even improve its
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Exotic fruit sales in Russia have surged due to increasing prices for traditionally imported bananas and oranges, according to an NTech study. In the first half of 2023, pomelo sales tripled, papayas increased 2.5 times, and rambutans grew by 1.5 times. However, demand for conventional fruits
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The arrival of autumn fills the Italian fruit and vegetable markets with a great variety of typical seasonal products. Fruits and vegetables such as persimmons, pumpkin, apples and pears are invading the fruit and vegetable counters and represent real nutritional resources in
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As sudden changes in temperatures caused by global climate change in the Black Sea Region have adversely impacted hazelnut yields, climate scientist Professor Dr. Mehmet Levent Kurnaz made some statements on the importance of relocating the hazelnut plantations. read more

Seipasa, a Spanish company specialising in the development, formulation and manufacture of bioinsecticides, biofungicides, biostimulants and nutritional treatments for agriculture, has presented its sustainability report for the last financial year. read more

As the 2023 mango harvest in Katherine, Northern Territory drew to a close Nutrano Produce Group announced a bountiful Lady Jane crop. read more

After a period of research to find the ideal ingredient to replace animal milk in the production of its products, Väcka found the answer in melon seeds. The vegetable drink extracted from these seeds gives its products a milky taste, aromas and flavours.
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Sakata has celebrated the first anniversary of the Pandi Club with a meeting in Murcia of all the ambassadors who are part of this project, which brings together nutritionists from all over Spain with a common goal: to promote the consumption of fruit and vegetables among children in order to make them more aware of their nutritional needs.
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In 2022, prices after adjusting for inflation, called real prices, were $1.10 per pound for almonds, $0.51 for hazelnuts, and $0.25 for walnuts. read more

The Linea Verde, guided by the spirit of innovation that has always distinguished it, continues its evolutionary path and, as the first company in Italy, launches a new product concept within the IV gamma market: the Micro DimmidiSì potatoes in microwaveable bags, already washed and
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Produced on more than 1,800 hectares, the harvest of chestnuts of Périgord-Limousin for the fresh market has already come to an end, and the harvest for processing is almost over. read more

Cold morning at the Bologna wholesale market, where the weather is driving demand for the more wintery items, such as persimmons and chestnuts. High prices are seen on every category of fruit, making customers hesitant to buy; read more

There is a lower availability of walnuts from Portugal. Tiago Mendes Pinto, commercial director of Portuguese walnut exporter Nogam, states that’s it’s not quite the season they had expected: “For the walnut season, we’re having a bad year in terms of the production. Volumes were
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The California Prune Board (CPB) has launched a major promotional push in South Korea as part of multi-channel marketing efforts to highlight the nutritional and taste benefits of California Prunes. read more

Krisztina Bodnár, a business development manager at GfK, has recently published an article about their latest study on the nutritional habits of Hungarians on the portal TradeMagazin.hu. read more

The Linea Verde expands the Dimmidisì range with a Micro Dimmidisì bag of potatoes, selected from the smallest size, with white flesh and thin skin. The new Micro Dimmidisì potatoes are a new product concept in the IV gamma market. Microwave preparation uses
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